Open AccessA Biphasic Change of Regional Blood Volume in the Frontal Cortex during Non-Rapid Eye Movement Sleep: A Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study
Author(s) -
Zhongxing Zhang,
Ramin Khatami
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.5665/sleep.4894
Subject(s) - eye movement , frontal cortex , sleep (system call) , functional near infrared spectroscopy , rapid eye movement sleep , neuroscience , medicine , psychology , audiology , ophthalmology , prefrontal cortex , cognition , computer science , operating system
Current knowledge on hemodynamics in sleep is limited because available techniques do not allow continuous recordings and mainly focus on cerebral blood flow while neglecting other important parameters, such as blood volume (BV) and vasomotor activity.
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